Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of May 7, 2018

140Law: Here are our top 10 Legal Headlines for the week of May 7, 2018.

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of May 7, 2018

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 7, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter:  

• How much marijuana is too much? Legalization means new questions for police

• Bill Cosby's talk of quaaludes led to conviction, juror says

• Stormy Daniels Sues Donald Trump, Claiming He Defamed Her

• Toronto Justice of the Peace should be fired, review council says

• Realtors warn legal cannabis home cultivation could undermine property values

• Toronto restaurant ordered to pay black man $10K after asking him to prepay for meal

• Roy Moore sues 3 women who accused him of sexual assault

• Ashley Judd sues Harvey Weinstein for sexual harassment, defamation

• Artist Sues for Infringement of “Moral Rights”

• Kahnawake's controversial 'marry out, get out' policy violates Charter, judge rules

• Justice served: Court of Appeal upholds conviction of Toronto cop who shot Sammy Yatim

• House of Commons makes ‘historic’ call for residential school apology from Pope Francis

• N.J. Lawyer who hosted elder law radio show is accused of stealing $1.9M from clients

• 2 black men arrested for loitering at Starbucks settle for $1 each, and a promise from the city

• Canadian class action launched over Facebook data-scraping scandal

• Trump Place Does Not Have to be a Forever Name, Judge Says

• Trump confirms he reimbursed Cohen for Stormy Daniels payment; was it a campaign finance violation?

• Trump is bracing for a subpoena from Mueller. His options sound pretty rough

• Active lawyer population 15% higher than 10 years ago, new ABA data shows

• Here's who the CRA was targeting in Panama Papers raids

• Trump lawyer cites Nixon case in asserting ‘absolute immunity’ in emoluments suit

• Ontario Appeal court upholds 6-month suspension for doctor who sexually abused patients

• Connecticut Court Reverses Murder Conviction of Michael Skakel

• Medical malpractice cases take too long and cost taxpayers too much, provincial report finds

• Virginia Judge Questions Whether Mueller Has Overstepped His Authority on Manafort

• 3 Women Sue Charlie Rose and CBS, Alleging Harassment

• Harvey Weinstein asks Ontario court to dismiss Toronto actress's sex assault lawsuit

• Arbitration is the only answer to ‘clash’ in York U strike, says labour report

• What A Legal War Between Mueller And Trump Will Look Like

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LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday May 3, 2018.

Today we are talking about Wills and Estates.

Life insurance policies that designate a beneficiary become that beneficiary's property on the day the insured dies.

They don't become part of the insured's estate and they aren't subject to estate tax.

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LawFact of the Day: Family Law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday May 2, 2018.

Today we are talking about Family Law.

In determining entitlement to spousal support, Ontario courts consider the financial means of both spouses, the length of their marriage, and any economic disadvantage experienced by a spouse as a result of the marriage.

Also relevant is any significant disparity between the incomes of the spouses, the goal of encouraging economic self-sufficiency, and several other important factors. 

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LawFact of the Day: Employment Law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday May 1, 2018.

Today we are talking about Employment Law.

If your employment agreement prohibits you from competing with your employer or soliciting its customers after you leave, those restrictions may not be enforceable.

Non-competition agreements are generally unenforceable against Ontario employees. Many non-solicitation agreements may also be unenforceable.  Seek legal advice if you have signed such an agreement. 

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Top 10 Legal Headlines for the week of April 30, 2018

140Law: Here are our Top 10 Legal Headlines for the week of April 30, 2018.

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of April 30, 2018

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 30, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Easements: more than meets the eye

• Former Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown seeks $8M in defamation suit vs. CTV

• Florida police try to unlock phone with dead man's finger at funeral home

• Monkey has no standing to assert copyright infringement in selfie case, 9th Circuit rules

• Bill Cosby retrial jury to decide: Is he a serial rapist or victim of a con artist?

• The government will make a lousy, uncompetitive pot dealer: Neil Macdonald

• 'Things have got to change' : why Canadian rules around surrogacy need updating

• Accused in Toronto van attack to face a 14th attempted murder charge

• Trump lawyer Michael Cohen says he'll plead the Fifth in porn actress case

• Bill Cosby Found Guilty of Sexual Assault in Retrial

• Ontario lawyers’ conduct rules amended re: discrimination and harassment

• Ex-federal judge tapped to review Cohen documents

• Russian lawyer is 'right out of a spy novel'

• Sexual harassment allegations against TVO host Paikin unsubstantiated, investigation finds

• Manafort loses bid to challenge Mueller's authority in civil court

• Halifax law grad Butcher found guilty of murdering girlfriend Kristin Johnston

• Bill Cosby confined to home, fitted with ankle bracelet until sentencing

• Rosie DiManno: TVO’s Steve Paikin is in the clear, but Sarah Thomson’s thinking is obscure

• Toronto man sexually abused 50 years ago by predatory priest awarded $2.6M

• The worst client in the world: Trump

• Alabama lawman Keeps $750K In Inmate Food Funds, Buys Beach Home, Blames Media

• Customer takes Bell to court and wins, as judge agrees telecom giant can't promise a price, then change it

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LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday April 26, 2018.

Today we are talking about Wills and Estates.

Everyone who applies in Ontario for a Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee is required to file an Estate Information Return within 90 calendar days after a Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee has been issued by the Court.

An Estate Information Return must be filed with the Ministry of Finance. This form is used to certify the net value of the assets of an Estate and to verify the Estate Administration taxes payable by an Estate. 

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LawFact of the Day: Family Law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday April 25, 2018.

Today we are talking about Family Law.

The Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines (SSAG) assist Ontario Courts in determining the amount of spousal support payable by a spouse. Unlike the child support guidelines, the SSAG’s are not binding upon the Courts.

Ontario’s Courts, however, are required to consider the SSAG’s and to provide reasons for any decision that does not follow them.

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LawFact of the Day: Employment Law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday April 24, 2018.

Today we are talking about Employment Law.

Do employees have different severance entitlements under the Employment Standards Act and in wrongful dismissal cases that are decided in Court?

Ontario’s Employment Standards Act provides only for employees’ minimum notice and severance entitlements.  Common law entitlements can be as much as one month for each year of service, or even more in exceptional circumstances. 

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Top 10 Legal Headlines for the week of April 23, 2018

140Law: Here are our Top 10 Legal Headlines for the week of April 23, 2018.

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of April 23, 2018

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 16, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• ‘Right to be forgotten’ can apply to criminals: UK high court rules against Google

• MLSE imposes 30 per cent scalper surcharge on Leafs and Raptors season ticket holders deemed to be reselling their seats

• Couple ordered to pay $470,000 after reneging on Stouffville home deal

• Another lawyer turns down Trump

• Stormy Daniels' attorney on Hannity revelation: 'It was like ... a bomb went off' inside hearing

• Judge rules Bill Cosby's Quaaludes admission is fair game, again

• Sandy Hook parents sue Alex Jones of Infowars over hoax claim

• Google attempted end run around Canadian courts fails, rules BC Judge in Equustek case

• Accused gang leader Nick Chan freed after stay due to delayed Calgary trial

• Ford promises ‘outside audit’ of Wynne’s Liberals if he wins June election

• Dad loses BC human rights complaint after bar's refusal to seat him and 12-year-old son

• Judge refuses privilege review bid by Cohen and Trump lawyers: Were BigLaw documents seized?

• Lawyer who sued over Santa Ana, California courthouse brawl is ordered to pay $250K in countersuit

• B.C. going to province's highest court in attempt to fight Trans Mountain pipeline

• Facebook must face Illinois class action over facial recognition, judge rules

• Kris Kobach, Face of Trump’s Voter Fraud Panel, Is Held in Contempt by Judge

• Ex-Playboy Model, Freed From Contract, Can Discuss Alleged Trump Affair

• Hearing the Cohen Case: A Soft-Spoken Judge Who ‘Carries a Big Stick’

• Cosby Accuser Talked of Framing a Celebrity, Witness Says

• Is the Law Society of Ontario Still Donating to Political Parties?

• Supreme Court of Canada decision on 'free-the-beer' case lands today

• No Criminal Charges in Prince’s Overdose Death

• Lance Armstrong reaches $5M settlement with U.S. government

• Rudy Giuliani joining Trump's Russia probe legal team

• Supreme Court's 'free-the-beer' decision privileges one part of the Constitution over another

• Democratic Party sues Russia, Trump campaign and WikiLeaks, claiming conspiracy to help Trump win election

• DNC suit alleges Trump campaign was a racketeering enterprise participating in hacking conspiracy

• Wells Fargo to pay $1B penalty for consumer law violations

• Ontario community justice hubs to offer addiction, mental health support under same roof as courts

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday April 19, 2018.

Today we are talking about Wills and Estates.

In Ontario, you may complete a Power of Attorney for Personal Care to appoint one or more trusted persons to make medical decisions on your behalf in critical circumstances where you are unable to provide medical direction or informed consent on your own.

In your Power of Attorney for Personal Care, you may also indicate whether you wish extraordinary measures to be taken to resuscitate you or to extend your life in the event of a critical, terminally illness where there is no prospect of your recovery.

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LawFact of the Day: Family Law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday April 18, 2018.

Today we are talking about Family Law.

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LawFact of the Day: Employment Law

Here is your daily LawFact on Tuesday April 17, 2018.

Today we are talking about Employment Law.

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of April 16, 2018

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 16, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Bill Cosby has a new lawyer and additional witnesses in retrial for alleged sexual assault 

• Michael Cohen's Office Searched by Feds

• Testimony Begins in Bill Cosby Retrial

• FBI reportedly sought records of payments to 2 women in Cohen raids

• Backpage indictment unsealed: Co-founders charged with money laundering, facilitating prostitution

• NY Times Editorial: The Law Is Coming, Mr. Trump

• Former California law student obtains $6.45M judgment in revenge porn case

• Former chief of staff to premier Dalton McGuinty gets four months in jail for wiping hard drives in wake of gas plants scandal

• Uber drivers who want to fight their employer in court will have to go to the Netherlands to do it, Ontario judge rules

• Toronto judge to decide if case involving man declared brain dead should continue

• Canadian federal department tells researcher his document request will be ready in ... 80 years

• A woman pays $107K for two ACC seat licences. She sued for her money back because the Leafs seats were behind the netting

• Disney can’t seal its employment agreements with Harvey Weinstein, Toronto court rules in sex assault lawsuit

• Trump Granted Permission to "Intervene" in Cohen's Request for Restraining Order

• Ex-lawyer convicted for coercing clients into sex gets 80-year sentence

• Potholes: The new fight over ‘drugged driving’

• Judges denounce ‘egregious’ delays at one of Canada’s busiest courthouses

• Paul Bernardo, convicted schoolgirl killer, in court on weapon charge

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates

Here are your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday April 12, 2018.

Today we are talking about Wills and Estates.

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LawFact of the Day: Family Law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday April 11, 2018.

Today we are talking about Family Law.

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LawFact of the Day: Employment Law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday April 10, 2018.

Today we are talking about Employment Law.

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of April 9, 2018

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 9, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Star’s lawyers make opening arguments in case to end secrecy in Ontario tribunals

• Facebook says more than 600,000 Canadians may have had data shared with Cambridge Analytica

• Nova Scotia Judge Lenehan cleared of judicial misconduct allegation over sexual assault ruling

• Dean Del Mastro loses final bid to overturn election overspending conviction

• Trump says he didn’t know about lawyer’s payment to Stormy Daniels

• 2018 Budget bill includes proposed amendment to recognize paralegals as Officers of the Court

• US Feds seize classified ads website

• Trump's lawyer referred a client to Stormy Daniels' former lawyer

• Federal judge blasts NJ township court for jailing man who couldn’t pay littering fine

• U.S. Ends Presumed Freedom For Pregnant Immigrants

• Wisconsin Bill Will Make It A Felony To Harm or Threaten Family Lawyers

• Not guilty:' Alberta man charged in farm shooting to let a jury decide his fate

• Stormy Daniels' lawyer once again seeks to depose Trump and Cohen

• Op-Ed Columnist: The Tragedy of James Comey

• Editorial: America’s State Courts Are Under Partisan Attack

• Toronto law firm that billed itself as ‘official’ Jays’ lawyer never worked for the team

• Mississauga construction company fined $90,000 for workplace accident

• Ontario doctor — once at centre of 60 malpractice lawsuits — has licence suspended for two years

• Antler restaurant passes Toronto Public Health inspection following protests by vegan activists

• Ontario fires back at New York’s ‘Buy American’ policy

• Seeking Success in All the Wrong Places

• More than 20 Canadians shot dead by police since 2000 were unarmed

• OxyContin maker to appeal judge's decision to reject $20M Canadian settlement

• Ottawa fertility doctor implanted own sperm in clients 11 times, lawsuit alleges

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of April 2, 2018

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 2, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Linda Brown, whose Supreme Court case ended segregation in US schools, dies

• Stormy Daniels sues Trump lawyer for defamation

• Appeals court rules against latest Trump travel ban

• Liberals propose major criminal justice changes to unclog Canada's courts

• Judge rules coffee sold in California needs cancer warnings

• Jeremy Diamond appeals professional misconduct finding to law society tribunal

• Fired Ontario justice of the peace won’t have legal bill covered

• Judge rejects Stormy Daniels' request to question Trump

• Ottawa’s justice reforms will change how juries are selected, bail is set and trials are held

• The President can't find a lawyer

• Sarkozy to Face Trial in Influence-Peddling Case in France

• Bill Cosby judge won't step aside as lawyers target accuser

• Federal Circuit rules Google infringed copyright, may owe billions

• Pepper-sprayed while handcuffed: Judge describes Toronto arrest as ‘obvious police brutality’

• Judge Temporarily Stops U.S. From Blocking Undocumented Teenagers’ Abortions

• Man exonerated after 45 years in prison

• Equal pay for equal work: New rules arrive today in Ontario

• Police: NY Judge admits to stealing neighbor's underwear

• Toronto Star writer: I asked for information on the Scarborough subway and a $32,000 bill landed on my desk

• Court blocks Trump admin. policy that denies abortion access to undocumented teens

• Coffee must carry cancer warning, California judge rules in tentative decision

• NYC bill would stop your boss from emailing you after hours

• US Supreme Court takes up gerrymandering case that could reshape the political landscape

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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LawFacts of the Day: Family Law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday March 28, 2018.

Today we are talking about Family Law.

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LawFact of the Day: Employment Law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday Macrh 27, 2018.

Today we are talking about Employment Law.

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of March 26, 2018

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 26, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Can fired deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe sue over his termination?

• Stormy Daniels could have to pay at least $20M in liquidated damages, Trump lawyer tells court

• Trump calls for death penalty to 'get tough' on drug pushers

• Supreme Court turns down GOP request to block Pennsylvania congressional map

• Facebook Executive Planning to Leave Company Amid Disinformation Backlash

• Mississippi Bans Abortions After 15 Weeks; Opponents Swiftly Sue

• Trump Considers Reshuffling Legal Team as He Takes On Mueller More Aggressively

• Weinstein Company Files for Bankruptcy and Voids Nondisclosure Pacts

• Nicolas Sarkozy, Ex-President of France, IsHeld for Questioning on Libyan Cash

• NYT: Ex-Playboy model who alleges affair with Trump sues company that didn't publish her story

• Women in Bill O'Reilly defamation suit want settlement agreements made public

• Judge blocks earliest abortion ban in the nation

• Investors sue Facebook following data harvesting scandal

• Analysis: Trump is being sued by an 'Apprentice,' a porn star and a Playboy model

• New “Equal Pay" Sections of Bill 148 Come into Force on April 1, 2018

• Dan Pinnington Appointed LAWPRO President & CEO

• Former Supreme Court of Canada chief justice Beverley McLachlin to be judge in Hong Kong

• Facebook, Cambridge Analytica sued in U.S. by users over data harvesting

• B.C. judge strikes down mandatory minimum sentence for sexual interference

• Tomorrow the Supreme Court of Canada Will Start Publishing Plain Language Case Summaries

• Leading Quebec investigative journalist ordered by Supreme Court to reveal who leaked information about political corruption

• Op-Ed Contributor: Will Canada Elect a Tin-Pot Northern Trump?

• Editorial: Would You Want to Be Donald Trump’s Lawyer?

• Trump gets bill eliminating immunity for websites posting outside sex-trafficking content

• Judge rules that North Bay grandparents don't owe child support

• The ‘radical paradigm shift’ that’s changing Ontario’s oversight system for health professionals

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LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday March 22, 2018.

Today we are talking about Wills and Estates.

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LawFact of the Day: Family Law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday March 21, 2018.

Today we are talking about Family Law.

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LawFact of the Day: Employment Law

Here is your daily law fact for Tuesday March 20, 2018.

Today we are talking about Employment Law.

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